Listserv

This is a service which is available for use by HEAnet member institutions. Any of these institutions may avail of this service to run electronic discussion lists of relevance to the Irish Higher Education and Research Community. This HEAnet-funded service enables academics to communicate via e-mail to collaborate on projects, to discuss ideas in relation to a specfic subject area, or to announce conferences and arrange meetings.

There are now 746 mailing lists hosted, with over 33,000 subscribers. Listserv receives about 7,000 postings, and distributes about 100,000 mails, on an average day. There are approximately 800 IPv6 mails per day, slightly below 1% of the total volume.

Application Procedure for Setting Up a New HEAnet Listserv Mailing List

In order to apply to set up a mailing list using HEAnet’s listserv service, certain conditions must be met, including the following :

The topic to be discussed by the list must be of relevance to the Irish Higher Educational and Research Community

Two list owners must be appointed, at least one of which must belong to a HEAnet subscribing institution.

The institution’s helpdesk or support staff are the point of contact for listowners with difficulties; the listowner is the point of contact for members of their list. Maintenance of the list thereafter becomes the listowner’s responsibility.

Listserv Privacy Statement

What Personal Information do we require to make Listserv work?
When you applied for a list on listserv.heanet.ie you provided information by web form including your name, email address and Member Institution. We use this information to operate the list and to improve our services.

What do we do with your personal information?
We process your personal information for the legitimate interests of making Listserv work for HEAnet, our Client Institutions and the individual users of the service. You have the right to object to this processing and may do so by contacting us at noc@heanet.ie. Please bear in mind that if you object, this may affect our ability to carry out tasks for your benefit.

Who do we disclose your information to?
We do not disclose your information to third parties without your consent or unless required to do so by law or a regulatory body. We may provide information to your Member Institution to help your Institution understand the usage of Listserv by the subscribing institution.

Further Information: Please feel free to contact HEAnet noc@heanet.ie, Tel 01.6609040, if you have any questions about this or need site contact coordinates.